We have about 100 BB devices located in a bunch of disperse field offices. To date, we've done all BB activity over-the-air (OTA). My users have never conencted their BB's to their computers using the Desktop Manager.

We have a BES running version 4.1.3.18, and we have developed our first MDS application. It is ready for deployment, but we need to have MDS Runtime installed on the BB devices.

Can we install MDS Runtime on the devices over-the-air, or must MDS Runtime be installed using the Desktop Manager software?

If OTA install is possible, please provide some direction on how accomplish it. Much appreciated.

I am still making progress. I located a document published by RIM, "Wireless Application Deployment in the Enterprise." Here are the instructions from within that document that I followed:

1. Place the items from within mdsruntimeOTA.exe (folders: For_4.0.0, For_4.0.2, For_4.1.0, For_4.2.0.) on a web server.

2. Configure the web server. Set the MIME type for JAD files to text/vnd.sun.j2me.app-descriptor. The web server must also set the MIME type for COD files to application/vnd.rim.cod.

3. Configure the IT Policy on the BES to allow third-party applications.

Now, using the BlackBerry Browser, I can browse to the correct folder and open it. The instructions say to select the .jad file to download the application to the device. But, when I click on the .jad file, I see the text of the file. I expect to get an installation routine.

Why aren't you pushing this by assigning a Software Configuration that contains the runtime to the device(s)? This is how I pushed the DST patch to all of our units. The docs for deploying the DST patch has Software Configuration instructions. Just do the same steps but for the MDS runtime.